yarddog73

He scores that 3 weeks ago, he was dropped rightly or wrongly and he appears to have lost a bit of his sparkle, not surprising really and he probably knows his days under Mellon are numbered given he's replaced him at every given opportunity.

I think a lot of what Marc White says could be applied to our players.

Bit of a weird take that, when was the last time a team drew themselves to promotion?. Last 8 league games as us 18th in the form table, 8 points and only 7 goals scored with only Oxford worse off with 6 goals. More importantly all our rivals are filling out the top 8 other than Alty and they still have more points in that time despite losing five. It's the draws that will kill us, I'm not arsed if we lose games having a go, going unbeaten and drawing our next six isn't what we need.

Fans were behind the goal yesterday. Problem is some people spend all their money following this bunch around so they feel let down. I wouldn't go that far for free at the moment but I'm happy to pay £10 to watch it on NLTV in the comfort of my own home. I agree we need to stick together but that starts with those on the pitch giving the minimum.

This is probably what Mellon wants to say.

It's the ones doing it throughout the game I don't understand, they've gone there to support them I presume but they are giving certain players pelters from the off. At full time I'm not really arsed, I thought the players made an effort to come over yesterday and they showed more balls doing that than they did in the game but the abuse was predictable. Unfortunately this group are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and getting worse by the week.

Didn't look too much of him size wise but he had heart, popped up in both boxes and could play a bit as well and was brave on the ball. Surely a team with our budget can find a couple of players like him who keep the midfield ticking over or at least make it competitive. Our midfield other than Sheron actually look like they don't want to be here, what changed from the week before? Our squad was badly exposed yesterday, throwing on four strikers at the end if you count Hope with nobody who can find a pass behind was stupid, Walker was disappointing but he's probably seen his arse as he's been given zero opportunity until yesterday - despite previously playing well. Conlon was rightly pulled and could have been after half hour but he's the only one capable of controlling a game in there, Gardner looks like he's going through the motions for us and looks ready for the knackers yard and other than that we've little to offer. McGahey is doing his best but he's played in half a dozen positions since Christmas and looks exposed in every one. Finally and this will be controversial, these same players didn't down tools as often as this for Unsworth, it's almost every other game now under Mellon and I'm scratching my head as to why, are the players picking and choosing when they want to play or has Mellon lost parts of the dressing room? He's banished around a third of the contracted players and left himself with the ones he can 'trust' but they are making him and Brabin look like a cunt - or does the problem still exist in that group?. Honestly after yesterday I'd be happy if I didn't see 90% of that group again and you can probably start to count the manager in that now, where are we going with it?, it's turgid, tedious, uninspiring. What are they doing on the training ground? Where are the youth players coming through? That's ground to a halt in favour of 35 year old journeyman. Since Murray's been involved in training we've turned in to the most negative, boring team I've ever seen, we have a team now that would make Ronnie Moore's look like prime Brazil.

Watching Mellon post match he looks a beaten man and totally perplexed. Not surprisingly really. Looking at his transfer business it's been a disaster really and we need to get away from signing shit players who make us no better, in fact I'd go so far as to say we are worse off. Problem areas still not been addressed and Mellon has ostracized at least a dozen players many of whom we will have to pay wages to throughout next season as there will be few takers on the contracts they are on, players on a couple of grand a week are going nowhere. He's signed about half a dozen the best of those is Garner and he can't get a start. How's that even possible.

Were we not 10th when Mellon came in before Dale away?

Not necessary.

People pay their money and are entitled to react how they see fit, personally I've booed them off once this season at Southend, now I just walk out - generally early to avoid the piss boil. Worry for me is the season ticket sales for next season which is a bit ironic as I'm probably going to give it a swerve myself if they go up in price.

Not seen anyone target him really, he didn't find a blue shirt all afternoon so he will come in for criticism, I've been complimentary the past few weeks but he was back to his limited self today and probably 6/10 at best. I agree Conlon, Walker and Gardner were worse but if Sheron is the player we are going through we are fucked. I'd still play him but further up the pitch pressing. Conlon has been a huge disappointment, I've seen plenty of him and he's a cultured footballer but he looks like a pub player for us.

They are doing fuck all in training clearly, like I said previously many have gone backwards.

We are now in danger of finishing behind Dale which is unthinkable really. To put this in to context we are now 35 behind Chesterfield and 14 points off Barnet who've lost 12 games out of 40 in the League, anyone who thinks we'll be favourites next season needs their head testing.

Which probably explains why we are 9th. I'm glad we've got the Fab 4 upfront though as well as Reid, Nuttall and Willoughby in the wings. Dagenham played a centrehalf upfront today and still outplayed us.

I think it's more likely to be 73 or 74 needed. Need 6 points next weekend or we are done.

E I E I E I O, I'm glad all them points at home we've spunked away won't count for our playoff push. Fondop three week ago would of buried that but then he has been getting splinters in his arse the past couple of weeks. Got to win next two to have any chance now but that's unlikely, Gateshead play Tuesday and could go six points clear of us with six games to go and a far superior goal difference. Halifax in the final spot could go five clear if they win their game in hand. What's done us is our form over the past 5, it's probably as bad as anyones and that's at the business end of the season when it matters. 4 from 15 would kill any team and I don't give a shit if we haven't lost many, we need wins. I don't want to see 3/4 of that lot next season, they don't care enough. Add to that season ticket sales are likely to be piss poor and it's hard to see the positives. Shit football will be tolerated in favour of results but at the moment everything is awful about this bunch.

We have 4 points from the last 15, of course it wasn't a must win but if we can't compete at Dagenham we've little chance of stringing anything together. This groups going backwards.

Embarrassing again. Conlon, Norwood, Kitching, Gardner, Dallas, Walker all less than 5/10. You can't carry that many dead legs. Who would you give MOM to? They were all shit to a man.

Thought it was a stonewall penalty, also thought Norwood could of done better with the header.

Fucking awful half of football, front two anonymous, Conlon piss poor, I thought he was brought in to put his foot on the ball. Everyone around us winning.

Norwood sulking again

Being played like a dead rubber at the minute.

Getting motion sickness watching this, cameraman must be on the back of a speedboat.

Ref inspected at 2pm and postponed it, Can't imagine he would of given a flying fuck about the rugby.